Director, Solutions Consulting

Are you ready to lead from the front?

Anaplan is on a mission to revolutionise business planning, and our Presales team is the engine of that ambition. We are looking for a visionary and strategic leader to take the helm of our high-performing Solution Consulting team in the UAE.

This isn't just a management role; it's a chance to be a pivotal member of the EMEA Go-To-Market and EMEA Presales leadership teams. You will be the architect of our regional success, empowering a team of up to 8 brilliant individuals to push boundaries, challenge the status quo, and drive customer success. If you thrive in a culture that embraces diverse perspectives and rewards bold ideas, we want to hear from you.

Your Impact

You won't just be managing a team; you'll be building a legacy. As a business partner to our sales leaders, you will:

Shape the Vision: Craft and execute a winning regional strategy for the Solution Consulting team, aligning your vision with our EMEA and global goals.

Drive Transformational Change: Act as a change agent, driving operational excellence and transforming the Solution Consulting team to new heights of performance and agility.

Master the Business: Take ownership of the regional Book of Business, ensuring tight account alignment and accountability across your team to maximise our impact.

Lead with Agility: Proactively partner with regional sales teams to strategically allocate Presales resources, pivot engagement strategies, and drive a winning momentum.

Build a World-Class Team: Be a magnet for top talent. You will hire, mentor, and develop a team of high-readiness professionals, defining clear career paths to foster retention and growth.

Forge Key Relationships: Make a direct impact on our Emerging and GCC business by building unshakeable trust and credibility with key stakeholders at our most strategic customers and partners.

Your Qualifications

You are a leader who can both strategise from 30,000 feet and execute flawlessly on the ground. You bring:

Deep Domain Expertise: Hands-on knowledge of SaaS applications.

Specific experience in EPM/CPM-based technologies, preferably around FP&A or Supply Chain platforms (preferred).

Proven Presales Leadership: Demonstrable experience managing and inspiring a team of individual Presales contributors while navigating a complex, multi-stakeholder sales environment. Ideally you will have grown and managed a team in the region.

Regional Experience: A track record of successfully managing a team in UAE or the middle East.

A Change-Maker's Mindset: You have led teams through transformation and are comfortable driving and managing change.

A Player-Coach Mentality: The ability to both lead and execute, rolling up your sleeves to help your team win.

A Fluent Arabic Speaker required for this role.

If you're ready to make your mark and lead a team at the forefront of business transformation, let's talk.